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NETEC Webinar Series (01/11/23)/Online Course: Polio Resurgence: Guidance for Health Care Workers

Description

Polio has once again caught the attention of public health and health care officials after a case of vaccine-derived poliovirus was reported in New York this summer—the first case in the United States in 10 years.

In this webinar, experts share what you need to know about polio vaccines and CDC recommendations, patient management and post-polio syndrome, laboratory testing, and specimen handling and shipment.

SPEAKERS:

Jake Fray, MLS(ASCP)^CM Point of Care Supervisor, Denver Health

Ashlesha Kaushik, MD, FAAP Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, Unity Point Health Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

MODERATOR:

Jill Morgan, RN, BSN Site Manager, Serious Communicable Diseases Unit, Emory Healthcare

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Date

2023-01-11

Duration

Jan 11, 2023 11:00 AM in Central Time (US and Canada)

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CONTINUING EDUCATION:

Continuing education credits will be provided for this activity. Participants will be asked to complete a post-webinar evaluation immediately following the webinar. We recommend accessing the webinar from a PC or Mac computer using the Chrome, Firefox, or Safari (Mac) web browser.

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